| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 06 01:10AM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-03-20, and should be interpreted accordingly. On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty. Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup, based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal the correct answers in about 3 days. All questions were written by members of 5 Easy Pieces and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". * Game 9, Round 7 - Sports - 2016 Winners and Losers Questions #1-4 ask for teams. In each case the full name is required, e.g. "New England Patriots". 1. Which NHL team defeated the San Jose Sharks last year in a 4-game sweep to win its fourth Stanley Cup? 2. Toronto FC made it to the MLS Cup Finals this past fall for the first time. Which American team broke the hearts of thousands of TFC fans by winning the final game on penalty shots and taking the Cup? 3. Which team did the Cleveland Cavaliers defeat to take the NBA championship in 7 games in a repeat of the 2015 final series? 4. The 104th Grey Cup was held in November at Toronto's BMO Field. What team came out on top in that game, winning by a score of 39-33? 5. Which tennis player bested Canadian Milos Raonic to win his third major and second Wimbledon title in 2016? 6. Which NASCAR driver won the Sprint Cup Series championship in 2016, tying Dale Earnhardt and Richard Petty's record of 7 wins each? 7. Which Canadian golfer won the KPMG Women's PGA Championship in 2016, becoming the first Canadian woman to win a major in 48 years? 8. With her partner, Eric Radford, this Canadian figure skater won her second pairs world championship in a row in 2016. Who is she? 9. Which NFL star quarterback caused a stir by sitting down and later kneeling during the US national anthem in 2016 to protest the oppression of blacks in America? 10. Which driver won the 2016 Formula One Championship? * Game 9, Round 8 - Canadiana - Greater Toronto Area Malls Please see the handout at: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/G9R8/malls1.jpg and give the letter of each of the following malls in the GTA. Note: the above is about equivalent to the printouts we got in the original game, but in case you'd rather have a bit more resolution, here are larger images laid out in two alternative formats. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/G9R8/malls2.jpg http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/G9R8/malls3.jpg Use whichever version is most convenient for you. 1. Square One. 2. Fairview. 3. Scarborough Town Centre. 4. Sherway Gardens. 5. Pacific. 6. Eaton Centre. 7. Yorkdale. 8. Dufferin. 9. Shops at Don Mills. 10. Dixie Outlet. And there were 6 decoys. Decode the rot13 if you like and identify them for fun, but for no points. 11. Bfunjn Prager. 12. Oenznyrn Pvgl Prager. 13. Rnfg Lbex. 14. Hccre Pnanqn. 15. Znexivyyr. 16. Inhtuna Zvyyf. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | I still remember the first time his reality check msb@vex.net | bounced. -- Darlene Richards My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Aug 06 10:43AM +0200 > required, e.g. "New England Patriots". > 1. Which NHL team defeated the San Jose Sharks last year in a > 4-game sweep to win its fourth Stanley Cup? Pittsburgh Penguins > the first time. Which American team broke the hearts of > thousands of TFC fans by winning the final game on penalty > shots and taking the Cup? Seattle Sounders > 5. Which tennis player bested Canadian Milos Raonic to win his > third major and second Wimbledon title in 2016? Stanislaw Wavrinka > 10. Which driver won the 2016 Formula One Championship? Nico Rosberg > * Game 9, Round 8 - Canadiana - Greater Toronto Area Malls I'm not even looking! -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Aug 06 08:50AM Mark Brader wrote: > shots and taking the Cup? > 3. Which team did the Cleveland Cavaliers defeat to take the NBA > championship in 7 games in a repeat of the 2015 final series? Golden State Warriors > 4. The 104th Grey Cup was held in November at Toronto's BMO Field. > What team came out on top in that game, winning by a score > of 39-33? Saskatchewan Roughriders > 5. Which tennis player bested Canadian Milos Raonic to win his > third major and second Wimbledon title in 2016? Andy Murray > 6. Which NASCAR driver won the Sprint Cup Series championship in > 2016, tying Dale Earnhardt and Richard Petty's record of > 7 wins each? Dale Earnhardt Jr > later kneeling during the US national anthem in 2016 to protest > the oppression of blacks in America? > 10. Which driver won the 2016 Formula One Championship? Lewis Hamilton Peter Smyth |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Aug 06 04:11AM -0500 In article <X9udnZH-pZB3LxvEnZ2dnUU7-VHNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > required, e.g. "New England Patriots". > 1. Which NHL team defeated the San Jose Sharks last year in a > 4-game sweep to win its fourth Stanley Cup? Pittsburgh Penguins > shots and taking the Cup? > 3. Which team did the Cleveland Cavaliers defeat to take the NBA > championship in 7 games in a repeat of the 2015 final series? Golden State Warriors > 9. Which NFL star quarterback caused a stir by sitting down and > later kneeling during the US national anthem in 2016 to protest > the oppression of blacks in America? Colin Kapernick -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 06 04:46AM -0500 Mark Brader: >> * Game 9, Round 8 - Canadiana - Greater Toronto Area Malls Erland Sommarskog: > I'm not even looking! Two of them are actually guessable from the diagrams if you spot the right thing to look for. -- Mark Brader | "It doesn't have to actually *be* special, but you have Toronto | to make people think it is, and sometimes the easiest way msb@vex.net | to do that is to make it special." -- Peter Reiher |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 06 01:09AM -0500 Mark Brader: > Green Bay, WI > Answers do not repeat. > 1. Jack White. Detroit. 4 for Joshua. > 2. R.E.M. Athens. 4 for Joshua, Peter, and Erland. > 3. Kendrick Lamar. Compton. > 4. Jay Z. Brooklyn. 4 for Joshua. > 5. Muddy Waters. Chicago. 4 for Joshua, Marc, and Pete. > 6. The Grateful Dead. San Francisco. 4 for Joshua, Peter, Marc, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > 7. k.d. lang -- give either where she was born or where she grew up. Edmonton, Consort. 4 for Joshua and Erland. 3 for Peter. > 8. The Guess Who. Winnipeg. 4 for Marc and Pete. 3 for Joshua. > 9. The Replacements. Minneapolis. 4 for Joshua and Erland. > 10. Morrissey (the Smiths). Manchester. 4 for Peter. 2 for Joshua. > as a first language even by children. They're also the location > of John Millington Synge's great play "Riders to the Sea". > What are the islands called? Aran Is. > in the North Sea feature a language that has great affinities > to English, especially the Old and Middle varieties. Name the > islands. Frisian Is. (Also accepting Wadden Is.) 4 for Joshua, Peter, Erland, Dan Blum, and Calvin. > of novels by Ann Cleeves features a police detective inspector > named Jimmy Perez. The title of the series is the same as that > of this less-than-tropical island group. Name it. "Shetland". (Shetland Is., Scotland.) 2 for Dan Blum and Calvin. > 4. In the movie "Chinatown", Jack Nicholson's private eye, > Jake Gittes, arrives on this island in front of its casino and > yacht club. Name the island. Santa Catalina I., CA. "Catalina" was sufficient. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Marc, and Pete. > 5. The late Canadian author Austin Clarke was born on this Caribbean > island in 1934. Before moving to Toronto at the age of 21, he > grew up in its St. James region. What is the name of the island? Barbados. 4 for Dan Blum. 3 for Calvin. > 6. These Canadian islands form part of the name of the riding > whose MP is Green Party leader Elizabeth May. Name the islands. Gulf Is., BC. (The riding is Saanich--Gulf Islands.) > sovereign nation, the islands are the world's largest producer > of ylang-ylang, a perfume extracted from the flowers of the > cananga tree and an essential oil in aromatherapy. Comoros. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Marc, Pete, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Dan Blum. > France's top players, Dimitri Payet, was born and raised on > this island in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar and southwest > of Mauritius. Réunion. As several entrants noted, it is in fact part of France, so there would be no immigration issue in any case. 4 for Joshua, Peter, Erland, Marc, Calvin, and Dan Tilque. > 9. A self-governing region within the Kingdom of Denmark, these > islands are north of Scotland and located halfway between > Iceland and Norway. What are they called? Faroe or Faeroe Is. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Peter, Erland, Dan Blum, Marc, Calvin, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > James's novella "Daisy Miller", and served as a model for the > castle in Disney's animated film "The Little Mermaid". What is > the name of the island? Chillon. It's in Montreux. The island is only about 25 feet offshore, and the castle occupies all of it, so when you see the channel it seems like a moat; but as far as I know it is natural, though both banks are now built up with stone. From the viewing angle that gives the prettiest background for the castle, you can barely see the channel: http://a.travel-assets.com/findyours-php/viewfinder/images/res60/81000/81700-Geneva.jpg But looking from the opposite direction, the channel is obvious: http://www.qsview.com/@46.41383,6.928149,358.44h,6.7p,.02z Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 9 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS TOPICS-> His Sci Ent Geo Marc Dashevsky 36 28 12 16 92 Joshua Kreitzer 36 2 33 20 91 Pete Gayde 24 21 12 12 69 Dan Blum 33 9 0 21 63 "Calvin" 27 13 0 17 57 Dan Tilque 36 0 4 12 52 Bruce Bowler 32 19 -- -- 51 Peter Smyth 16 0 15 12 43 Erland Sommarskog -- -- 12 16 28 Jason Kreitzer 16 0 -- -- 16 -- Mark Brader / This country is planted thick with laws from coast to Toronto / coast. Man's laws, not God's. And if you cut them down msb@vex.net/ ... do you really think you could stand upright in the / winds that would blow then? --Bolt, A Man for All Seasons My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Aug 05 08:45PM -0500 In article <xNidnbUMJP4MVxnEnZ2dnUU7-NnNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > White River, VT White River Junction, I believe -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
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